In 1936, Dan Gordman quit his job at a Bloomingdale's in New York City and decided to move west in hopes of finding his own calling in life. A need for car repairs brought Gordman to Omaha, Nebraska, where he found a loving relationship with Esther Richman as well as a business relationship with her father Sam Richman. The company's origins went back to the early 20th century when Sam Richman opened a small clothing store in Omaha in 1915. Sam Richman's Outfitters to the Family occupied a small storefront block-long building at 16th and Chicago in downtown Omaha. Dan Gordman joined Sam as a full partner in the business and married his daughter Esther. Several years passed, and eventually the business had grown to occupy the entire building at 16th and Chicago. In 1948, a second store was opened in South Omaha, Nebraska and then Dan purchased Sam's remaining interest in the Company, and the name of the stores was changed to Richman Gordman.

1/2 Price Store and Gordmans

In 1975, Dan opened a small test store in South Omaha at 25th and L Streets named the 1/2 Price Store. The concept was to sell Richman Gordman merchandise at half price. The concept led to the opening of six more 1/2 Price Stores in the 1970s and a separate corporate structure was built to accommodate the growing business. By the time the company celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990, it operated 16 1/2 Price Store off-price department stores and 16 Richman Gordman department stores. In 1992, however, Richman Gordman filed for bankruptcy protection, and all of its department stores closed. The off-price department store division became the company's sole focus after it emerged from bankruptcy under the Richman Gordman 1/2 Price Stores name in 1993.

In 1996, the birth of Gordmans took three years, converting all 1/2 Price Stores into the Gordmans brand. The idea came from Dan's vision of providing name brands at a cost savings. The company decided to develop a new prototype store and attempted to improve the store's presentation. Out the combined efforts of hundreds of associates, the first two Gordmans stores opened in Tulsa, Oklahoma in August 1999.

Gordmans believes in giving back to the communities in which it operates. Since 2000, Gordmans has supported Partners in Education and has contributed more than $1 million to public school systems in markets where Gordmans has stores.

In 2012, Forbes magazine ranked Gordmans No. 29 on its 2012 list of America’s 100 best small-cap companies based on sales and earnings growth. Apparel magazine ranked Gordmans No. 48 on its 2014 list of the Top 50 leading apparel retailers, noting Gordmans’ gRewards Loyalty program and focus on ‘destination’ businesses such as juniors, misses, young men’s apparel and home décor.

“We’ve proved that saving money never goes out of style,” said Mr. Hall. “And I think it’s safe to say that delighting guests with the latest fashion trends in name brand apparel and home décor at incredible values is at the foundation of this [100th anniversary] impressive milestone. Our 5,300 associates are passionate about delivering value, every day.”

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